(1560) Strattonia

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Asteroid
(1560) Strattonia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6857  AU
eccentricity 0.2138
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1115 AU - 3.2598 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.269 °
Sidereal period 4,401 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.17 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 24 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.6 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery December 3, 1942
Another name 1942 XB, 1955 SL 1 , 1970 EZ 1
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1560) Strattonia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 3 December 1942 by Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the British astronomer Frederick John Marrian Stratton .

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